WORLD (MT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

12:00 pm

Hawaii: Roots of Fire
HAWAII: ROOTS OF FIRE goes down below the Hawaiian Islands in a search for the hidden forces that drive the planet's largest and most active volcanic system. The film follows earth scientists as they work among the volcanoes of the Big Island of Hawaii, pursuing clues and compiling evidence in a quest to shed new light on the mysterious inner Earth process that has been producing giant volcanoes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for more than 75 million years. Scientists have long been puzzled over the source of the huge quantities of lava erupting out of Hawaii's massive volcanoes. D

12:30 pm

Sleeping Monsters, Sacred Fires: Volcanos of New Mexico
For 25 million years, volcanos spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, super volcanos, cinder cones, lava flows and peak-less mountains. Over time, these massive eruptions also planted the seeds of civilization and shaped the identity of New Mexico and its people, particularly American Indians. SLEEPING MONSTERS, SACRED FIRES: VOLCANOS OF NEW MEXICO captures stunning examples of volcanos across the southwestern state. D

1:00 pm

NOVA"Pluto Files"
This light-hearted look at the solar system's best-loved non-planet with Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, crosses the country to learn about Pluto and why people relate to it so. Tracing its known history, talking with scientists and visiting with students horrified it might not be a planet, the program is based on Tyson's book of the same name. Other guests who offer opinions include Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams.G

2:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Writers at Harriman"
Thirty-five teens from throughout Idaho gather at Harriman State Park in eastern Idaho for the six-day Writers at Harriman camp experience. In the tranquil setting surrounded by wildlife the students attend class with expert teachers and write.G

2:30 pm

Dialogue"Colum McCann"
Marcia Franklin talks with Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin. The book, which has been called the "first great 9/11 novel," won the 2009 National Book Award for fiction, and was Amazon.com's 2009 Book of the Year. The interview is part of Dialogue's ongoing "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" and was taped at the 2011 conference.G

Hawaii: Roots of Fire
HAWAII: ROOTS OF FIRE goes down below the Hawaiian Islands in a search for the hidden forces that drive the planet's largest and most active volcanic system. The film follows earth scientists as they work among the volcanoes of the Big Island of Hawaii, pursuing clues and compiling evidence in a quest to shed new light on the mysterious inner Earth process that has been producing giant volcanoes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for more than 75 million years. Scientists have long been puzzled over the source of the huge quantities of lava erupting out of Hawaii's massive volcanoes. D

5:30 pm

Sleeping Monsters, Sacred Fires: Volcanos of New Mexico
For 25 million years, volcanos spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, super volcanos, cinder cones, lava flows and peak-less mountains. Over time, these massive eruptions also planted the seeds of civilization and shaped the identity of New Mexico and its people, particularly American Indians. SLEEPING MONSTERS, SACRED FIRES: VOLCANOS OF NEW MEXICO captures stunning examples of volcanos across the southwestern state. D

6:00 pm

NOVA"Pluto Files"
This light-hearted look at the solar system's best-loved non-planet with Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, crosses the country to learn about Pluto and why people relate to it so. Tracing its known history, talking with scientists and visiting with students horrified it might not be a planet, the program is based on Tyson's book of the same name. Other guests who offer opinions include Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams.G

7:00 pm

Survival: Lives in the Balance"Distant Places, Forgotten Lives (Niger)"
Tropical diseases threaten a billion people in the world today. Most of those people live in countries that do not have the resources to combat these diseases. In a striking move, a group of pharmaceutical companies pledged to donate enough drugs to target five tropical diseases that affect tens of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. D

NOVA"Pluto Files"
This light-hearted look at the solar system's best-loved non-planet with Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, crosses the country to learn about Pluto and why people relate to it so. Tracing its known history, talking with scientists and visiting with students horrified it might not be a planet, the program is based on Tyson's book of the same name. Other guests who offer opinions include Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams.G